…but what kept with me was the statement, “I’m just really stupid.” I couldn’t get it out of my head. He didn’t have a rationale. He didn’t excuse his behavior. He wasn’t looking to get out of the consequences. He just took it, right on the chin, and knew he’d have to put it right - not weasel out or explain it silver-tongued, but earn back some respect. I had to admire it, the willingness to face himself down, to admit what a piece of shit he could be, which is, I think, the sign of a worthwhile person.
— Colgate Money Shot by Paul Ford.
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